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of Old Trafford Essence Distillery, Chester Road, Manchester.
1885 Founded as Duckworth and Kirtlan.
1887 Business partnership between William Duckworth and Samuel Kirtlan dissolved. Company begins trading as Duckworth and Co.
1896 Company moved to a new factory at Old Trafford, Manchester.
2003 Acquired by Cargill.
Manufacturers of food flavouring essences.
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